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Film Number |
226 |
Title |
HOME TOWN - ROCHDALE |
Producer |
BBC |
Date |
1956 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
7 mins 07 secs |
Description |
"A visit in the centenary year of the incorporation of the Borough." Shot of the town - exteriors of factories; streetscenes; a church, churchyard and gravestones; centenary decorations; town centre and shops; Toad Lane and the first Co-op shop; Gracie Fields' birthplace; Hollingworth Lake and sailing; and a long sequence showing a clog-maker at work. |
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Key
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